SECTION 1 VOCABULARY （30 points）

I．Directions：Match the words in Column A with their definitions in Column B by blackening the letter of the answer you choose on your ANSWER SHEET．（10 points，1 point for each）

1．dam               A．the act of selling sth．

2．accelerate           B．help in bringing about

3．benefit             C．a wall or bank built to keep back water

4．sale                D．fixed limit of time for finishing a piece of work

5．available            E．resist：hold out against

6．contribute           F．（cause to）move faster

7．withstand           G．do good to

8．transportation        H．dying out；no longer existing

9．deadline            I．carrying goods or persons from one place to another

10．extinction          J．capable of being got，obtained，used，etc．